WUUS53 KIWX 181637
SVRIWX
INC091-MIC021-181730-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0134.260518T1637Z-260518T1730Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1237 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  La Porte County in northwestern Indiana...
  Southwestern Berrien County in southwestern Michigan...

* Until 130 PM EDT/1230 PM CDT/.

* At 1237 PM EDT/1137 AM CDT/, severe thunderstorms were located
  along a line extending from 7 miles northwest of Beverly Shores to
  near Valparaiso to near Wheatfield, moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Michigan City, La Porte, St. Joseph, Westville, Trail Creek,
  Bridgman, New Buffalo, Three Oaks, Kingsford Heights, Long Beach,
  Stevensville, Wanatah, La Crosse, Pottawattamie Park,
  Shorewood-Tower Hill, Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, Hanna, Baroda,
  Shoreham, and Galien.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 38 and 61.
 Interstate 94 in Indiana between mile markers 33 and 45.
 Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 0 and 25.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4193 8646 4176 8647 4176 8652 4165 8653
      4165 8649 4157 8649 4152 8650 4151 8653
      4143 8652 4143 8664 4140 8670 4132 8674
      4128 8679 4124 8693 4171 8693 4182 8672
      4190 8662 4211 8649
TIME...MOT...LOC 1637Z 215DEG 39KT 4178 8706 4151 8699 4119 8700 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

Norman